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• A US DoE report shows that NJ's
Early Childhood program is the
best in the nation. Click here
to read details about this wonderful branch of our
educational system.
• Andover-Morris' new
elementary principal, Jeanette Gilliland, took over
the reins this month. Click here
to read details about the school district's newest
elementary principal.
• The board hired a
consultant, a former NJ education official, to assist
the district in its efforts to speed up the construction
process for projects within the district. Click here
for more details.
• In an effort to speed up the processing of the
new high school plans through
the state bureaucracy,
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the school board voted on one of the two plans presented
to it this month. Click here
to read about details of which plan was approved.
• Barber elementary
school will start off the year with a temporary
principal. Bill Spencer, lifelong community member and a
retired, longtime employee of the district, will take over
the reins this month till Karen Price returns. Click
here
for more details.
• A Florida appeals court
invalidated the statewide vouchers program in that
state. This case is considered a 'bellwether' for vouchers
according to legal jurists throughout the country. Click
here
to stay up to date on the latest development of vouchers in
education in this country.
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• The AFT (American Federation of Teachers)
turned up statistical results of a study that the US DoE
never made public showing that fourth
grade students in public schools outperformed their
counterparts in charter schools. Click here
for details on this report and study.
• Members of the PEA Executive Committee met with
Superintendent Gordon Pethick this month over breakfast to
discuss results of the NJEA 'Climate
Survey' that members participated in this past
spring. Click here
for a summary of the meeting's happenings.
• The 2004-05 school
year starts on Monday, August 30, with all teachers
meeting at the high school. Best wishes for a good school
year!
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